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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari in
London on Monday told the British Prime
Minister, Theresa May, that though the country
will be having elections in 2019, his primary
concern was to tackle insecurity and also put
the nation’s economy in a better position.
President Buhari meets with UK Prime
Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing
Street London
President Buhari stated this when he
held a bilateral meeting with the British
Prime Minister, at 10, Downing Street,
London.
Recall that the President had declared his
intention to seek for re-election last week
Monday at the National Executive Council,
NEC, meeting of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, in Abuja, before he left for
London.
But Buhari told the British Prime Minister that
his administration from the onset was focused
on three cardinal areas which were security,
economy and fight against corruption, adding
that as his opponents were interested in the
forthcoming elections, his interest was to
deliver on his election promises.
According to him, “We campaigned on three
major issues, to secure the country, revive the
economy and fight corruption. We have
elections next year, politicians are already pre-
occupied with the polls, but I am bothered
more about security and the economy.”
President Buhari while going memory lane
stated that Nigeria and Britain have a long
history of cooperation on several fronts,
stressing that, “People ought to know how
they arrived where they are, if they would
move forward. It was a mistake for us to have
stopped the teaching of history as a subject in
schools, but we are returning it to the
curriculum now.”
He commended British companies like
Unilever, Cadbury, and many others, “who have
stood with Nigeria through thick and thin. Even
when we fought a Civil War, they never left.
“But like Oliver Twist, we ask for more
investments. We are encouraging more British
companies to come to Nigeria. We appreciate
the support you have given in training and
equipping our military, particularly in the war
against insurgency, but we want to also
continue to work with you on trade and
investment.”
President Buhari in a statement signed by his
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief
Femi Adesina, told Prime Minister May that his
administration’s strides in agriculture, had put
Nigeria firmly on the road to food self-
sufficiency.
He said, “I am very pleased with the
successes in agriculture. We have cut rice
importation by about 90 percent made lots of
savings of foreign exchange, and generated
employment.
“People had rushed to the cities to get oil
money, at the expense of farming. But luckily,
they are now going back to the farms. Even
professionals are going back to the land. We
are making steady progress on the road to
food security.”
On education, President Buhari said more
investment was being made, because “people
can look after themselves if well educated. In
this age of technology, education is very
important. We need well-staffed and well-
equipped institutions to move into the next
generation.”
Speaking on climate change and environmental
issues, President Buhari brought up the
necessity of inter-basin water transfer from
Congo Basin to Lake Chad.
He said “The Lake Chad is now about 10
percent of its original size, and it is perhaps
one of the reasons our youths dare both the
Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean, to get
to Europe.
“But if there is inter-basin water transfer,
about 40 million people in Nigeria, Niger,
Cameroon, Chad, and other countries stand to
benefit. I made the case during the Climate
Change Summit in France. If Lake Chad is
recharged, it will reduce the number of youths
coming to Europe to increase social problems.
“We brought back about 4,000 people from
Libya recently. Almost all of them were below
30, and Libya was not their final destination.
They were headed to Europe.”
In her remarks, Prime Minister May said
Britain would continue to work with Nigeria in
the areas of training and equipping the
military.
She was particular about abduction of young
schoolgirls by Boko Haram, noting that Britain
would continue to give Nigeria needed
assistance.
The Prime Minister said the Buhari
administration has “been making good
progress on the economy,” and urged it to
maintain the focus, despite approaching
elections, and increase in political activities.
On education and climate change, she
declared: “Good grounding in education is
good. It is important to equip young people for
today’s world. It is also a good bastion and
defence against modern slavery. The issue of
the environment and climate change is very
important, because of its impact on many
countries in the Commonwealth. Stability at
home is important, to curb illegal migration.”
While commending President Buhari for his
efforts in improving trade and business for
Nigeria, the British Prime Minister said it was
also time to boost intra-Commonwealth trade.
girls
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari in
London on Monday told the British Prime
Minister, Theresa May, that though the country
will be having elections in 2019, his primary
concern was to tackle insecurity and also put
the nation’s economy in a better position.
President Buhari meets with UK Prime
Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing
Street London
President Buhari stated this when he
held a bilateral meeting with the British
Prime Minister, at 10, Downing Street,
London.
Recall that the President had declared his
intention to seek for re-election last week
Monday at the National Executive Council,
NEC, meeting of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, in Abuja, before he left for
London.
But Buhari told the British Prime Minister that
his administration from the onset was focused
on three cardinal areas which were security,
economy and fight against corruption, adding
that as his opponents were interested in the
forthcoming elections, his interest was to
deliver on his election promises.
According to him, “We campaigned on three
major issues, to secure the country, revive the
economy and fight corruption. We have
elections next year, politicians are already pre-
occupied with the polls, but I am bothered
more about security and the economy.”
President Buhari while going memory lane
stated that Nigeria and Britain have a long
history of cooperation on several fronts,
stressing that, “People ought to know how
they arrived where they are, if they would
move forward. It was a mistake for us to have
stopped the teaching of history as a subject in
schools, but we are returning it to the
curriculum now.”
He commended British companies like
Unilever, Cadbury, and many others, “who have
stood with Nigeria through thick and thin. Even
when we fought a Civil War, they never left.
“But like Oliver Twist, we ask for more
investments. We are encouraging more British
companies to come to Nigeria. We appreciate
the support you have given in training and
equipping our military, particularly in the war
against insurgency, but we want to also
continue to work with you on trade and
investment.”
President Buhari in a statement signed by his
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief
Femi Adesina, told Prime Minister May that his
administration’s strides in agriculture, had put
Nigeria firmly on the road to food self-
sufficiency.
He said, “I am very pleased with the
successes in agriculture. We have cut rice
importation by about 90 percent made lots of
savings of foreign exchange, and generated
employment.
“People had rushed to the cities to get oil
money, at the expense of farming. But luckily,
they are now going back to the farms. Even
professionals are going back to the land. We
are making steady progress on the road to
food security.”
On education, President Buhari said more
investment was being made, because “people
can look after themselves if well educated. In
this age of technology, education is very
important. We need well-staffed and well-
equipped institutions to move into the next
generation.”
Speaking on climate change and environmental
issues, President Buhari brought up the
necessity of inter-basin water transfer from
Congo Basin to Lake Chad.
He said “The Lake Chad is now about 10
percent of its original size, and it is perhaps
one of the reasons our youths dare both the
Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean, to get
to Europe.
“But if there is inter-basin water transfer,
about 40 million people in Nigeria, Niger,
Cameroon, Chad, and other countries stand to
benefit. I made the case during the Climate
Change Summit in France. If Lake Chad is
recharged, it will reduce the number of youths
coming to Europe to increase social problems.
“We brought back about 4,000 people from
Libya recently. Almost all of them were below
30, and Libya was not their final destination.
They were headed to Europe.”
In her remarks, Prime Minister May said
Britain would continue to work with Nigeria in
the areas of training and equipping the
military.
She was particular about abduction of young
schoolgirls by Boko Haram, noting that Britain
would continue to give Nigeria needed
assistance.
The Prime Minister said the Buhari
administration has “been making good
progress on the economy,” and urged it to
maintain the focus, despite approaching
elections, and increase in political activities.
On education and climate change, she
declared: “Good grounding in education is
good. It is important to equip young people for
today’s world. It is also a good bastion and
defence against modern slavery. The issue of
the environment and climate change is very
important, because of its impact on many
countries in the Commonwealth. Stability at
home is important, to curb illegal migration.”
While commending President Buhari for his
efforts in improving trade and business for
Nigeria, the British Prime Minister said it was
also time to boost intra-Commonwealth trade.
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